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MOAT

Pronunciation (US):

• MOAT (noun)
The noun MOAT has 1 sense:

1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

Familiarity information: MOAT used as a noun is very rare.

• MOAT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fosse; moat

Hypernyms ("moat" is a kind of...):

trench (a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth)

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